Table 3

Smoking-attributable direct costs*

Studied smoking-related diseaseInpatient careOutpatient careTotal healthcare costs
GovernmentInsurance and personal costsGovernmentInsurance and personal costs
Lung cancer978.31.394.1162.6565.13101.1
(US$46.5)(US$66.3)(US$7.7)(US$26.9)(US$147.4)
Upper aerodigestive tract cancers1122.6904.1163.3128.82318.8
(US$53.4)(US$43.0)(US$7.8)(US$6.1)(US$110.2)
COPD1736.73266.7259.81163.36426.4
(US$82.6)(US$155.3)(US$12.3)(US$55.3)(US$305.5)
Ischaemic heart disease6.286.41.511.9105.9
(US$0.3)(US$4.1)(US$0.1)(US$0.6)(US$5.0)
Stroke96.1305.27.2103.6512.1
(US$4.6)(US$14.5)(US$0.3)(US$4.9)(US$24.3)
Total costs3939.85956.4594.51972.812 463.5
(US$187.3)(US$283.2)(US$28.3)(US$93.8)(US$592.5)
  • *Values are in VND billions and US$ millions.COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; VND, Vietnamese dong.